ex: 20)3.Da-0a5 MASTER COPY REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS 1099 MANILA MEMORANDUM TO : ALL DISTRICT/SUBPORT COLLECTORS ALL DEPUTY COLLECTORS FOR ASSESSMENT ALL CHIEFS, ASSESSMENT DIVISION FROM : ATTY EDWARD JAMES A. DY BUCO Deputy Commissioner SUBJECT : ESTABLISHMENT/ ACTIVATION/RECONSTITUTION OF THE PREFERENTIAL RATE UNIT (PRU) PURSUANT TO CMO 16- 2014 DATE : February 15, 2018 Anent to the Memorandum dated November 16, 2017, you are hereby directed to establish/activate/re-constitute the PRU in your respective ports, in compliance with Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of CMO 16-2011, in order to prevent unqualified shipments from availing tariff preferences under a Free Trade Agreement and for the activation of TradeNet.gov.ph system covering Electronic Certificate of Origin. Major ports such as Port of Manila, MICP, NAIA and Batangas are enjoined to have at least five (5) members, who are at least COO II in rank, including its head, to comprise the PRU. Large ports, namely Limay, Cebu, Subic, Davao and Cagayan De Oro must have at least three (3) and the rest of the ports to designate at least (2) members for the PRU. Further, you are required to furnish this Office, on or before February 19, 2017, a copy of the personnel composition of the PRU. For strict and immediate compliance